Railway-tie and fastener



C. J. ERB AND W. .l. BRIANT.

RAILWAY TIE AND FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, 1919.

1, 349, 949. Patent-ed Aug. 17, 1920.

WOW

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILXVAY-TIE AND FASTEN ER.

1 nic es.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 17, 1920.

Application filed October 9, 1919. Serial No. 329,550.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, Uronuo J. Em; andlVaL'rinrJ. BnIAN'r, citizens of the United States, residing atCentralia, in the county of Lewis and State of Washington, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties and Fasteners, ot'which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to new and useful improvements in metallic railwayties and fasteners.

The principal object of the invention is the construction or a device ofthis character which is simple and inexpensive in construction and whichwill hold and securely fasten the rails thereon.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a novelfastening means whereby it is not necessary to use spikes for securingthe rails to the ties.

Another object of the invention consists in providing the tie with acorrugated bottcm whereby the tie will not creep sidewise.

With these and other objects in view our invention consists in the noveldetails of construction and arrangement of parts which will be moreclearly understood from the following specification and drawings inwhich Figure l is a side elevation.

Fig. 2 is a top plan.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 oi *ig. 2, and

Fig. is an end view.

Our tie is formed of sheet metal bent to form a top 1, sides 2, andinturned bottom flanges A bottom plate at is secured to the inturnedflanges 3 by means of rivets 5 or like securing means and this bottomplate 42 is provided with transversely extending corrugations 6 moreparticularly illustrated in l and 3 oi the drawings. As is clearlyillustrated in Figs. 3 and a of the (ilrawings the ends of the tie areleft open.

Cpenings T are formed in the top 1, adjacent each end and tongues 8 arestruck from the top and are adapted to be bent upward. to form onemember of my clamp. The rails are adapted to rest on top of the tie andthese rails are of usual construction comprising a base 9, web 10, andtread 11.

When in position upon the tie the tongues S are bent upwardly to. engagethe top of the base 9 and openings 12 are formed in the tongue 8 tor apurpose to be later dcicribed. For clamping the opposite side of thebase we provide a clamping rod 13 which has one end bent over uponitself to form an enlarged head it which is adapted t o engage the topof the case 9 of the rail. ihe opposite end the bar 13 is bent upwardlyat an agle as indicated at 15 and is externally threaded. The turnedover portion 14 is adapted to extend through the openings T formed inthe top of the tie and is spaced from the bar 13 so as to receive thetop of the tie and the base of the rail. The upturned threaded end 15passes through the opening 12 in the tongue 8 and awasher 16 is adaptedto be received on said end and engage the tongues as clearly illustratedin the drawings. A nut 17 is adapt-ed to be received on the threaded end15 and engage the top of the washer.

From the. above detailed description it is thought that the advantagesand manner of use will be clearly understood. By forming the tie ofsheet metal it will be light and the corrugated bottom at will preventthe tie from slipping or creeping transversely of the road-bed. Therails are set on the top of the tie as shownand the tongue 8 will engageone side of the base and the inturned head 14L of the clamping bar 13will engage the opposite side of the base. hen the nut 17 is adjusted onthe threaded end 15 of the bar 13 it will not only draw the inturned endof the bar tightly against the base of the rail but will also force downupon the tongue 8 so that it will securely grip the opposite side of thebase of the rail. It will be seen that the tightening of the nut has twooperations in that it tightens on the clamping bar and forces downwardlyupon the tongue. In constructing a tie and fastener as described it isnot necessary to use any spikes whatsoever for securing the rails to thetie.

The foregoing description and the drawings have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved, form of our invention. It is tobe understood that we may make such changes in construction andarrangement and combination of parts, materials, dimensions, etc, as mayprove expedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having fully described our invention what we claim: as new and desire tosecure for Letters Patent is l. A railway tie and clamp comprising ahollow tie having openings formed adjacent each end, tongues struck fromthe tie and having openings therethrough, a clamping bar having one endpassing through the opening in the tie and the opposite end passingthrough the opening in the tongue, and means carried by the clamping barforengaging the top of the tongue and adjusting the clamping bar.

2. A'railway tie and clamp comprising a hollow tie having openingsformed adjacent each end, tongues struck from the top of the tie andprovided with openings therein, a clamping bar adapted to be received inthe tie and having one end bent to pass through the opening in the tie,and the opposite end bent to pass through the opening in the tongue, andmeans carried by the clamping bar for engaging the tongue and adjustingV the bar.

3.111 comblnation wlth'a hollow railway tie having openings adjacenteach end, rails longitudinally through the tie, each of said 'barshaving one end bent to pass through the opening adjacent the end of thetie and engage the side of the rail base opposite to the side engagedby" the tongue and the opposite end threaded and adapted to pass throughthe opening in a tongue, and a nut received on the threaded end andadapted to engage andpress down on'the tongue and draw the opposite endofthebar toward the rail. i r

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

Witnesses H. L. Ems, a V G. M. OULGER.'

